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My love of hip hop has waned in the last few years as I’ve been slowly transitioning into an old man that hates all music that I heard after high school. Games hardly play to my picky hip hop tastes which is why I was surprised when I heard what Desert Child‘s beats had to offer. I was even more more shocked when I saw it was a racing RPG—two genres I hardly give a second glance to. But, from what I played and saw, Desert Child is a weird blend of hoverbikes, role playing mechanics, and rap that I want to see more of. Or, perhaps more accurately, hear more of. Desert Child’s soundtrack evokes an old school hip hop discography’s worth of smooth beats that I immediately wanted a mixtape of. Artists like the Mega Man mega fan Mega Ran, Girlfriend Material, and the sole developer Oscar Brittain himself make up the lo-fi beats in the soundtrack. These sounds are meant to evoke and old school feel reminiscent of the Wu-Tang Clan, Central Parks, Eevee (not the … [Read more...] about Desert Child Seems Like the Weird Hip Hop Racing RPG I Didn’t Know I Wanted [Preview]

dWarning, I’m gonna tell another homespun story about growing up. But there was a dirt track east of town that I could hear with my bedroom window open on any summer Saturday night. The times I went over there, I’d watch those motorized trashcans in the modified division sling around the corners in dramatic, crowd-pleasing slides, then fishtail into a straightaway dive for the line. The past two weeks, I’ve tried to recreate this mental picture on my PlayStation 4 as NASCAR Heat 3 has expanded dirt racing significantly in the main game and its career mode. Racing on dirt this year is a little more controlled and more understandable than its debut last year when the real life Eldora Speedway was added to the game along with the Camping World Trucks series. But in NASCAR Heat 3 novices’ lap times and qualification spots will quickly plateau in the traction-assisted setup; driving without traction control, though faster, takes nonstop management. I suspect the … [Read more...] about NASCAR Heat 3 impressions: Cleaner racing and plenty of dirt

Reading them on paper before playing F1 2018, this year’s new additions to the game’s career mode didn’t sound like much to me. There are some dialogue options with mild outcomes for the created driver; adjustments to the car’s development and upgrading; and some extra little details that reflect the changing rules and realities of a Formula One season. By themselves, hardly back-of-the-box bullet points. But these inclusions do make for a richer career, and the mode is the best reason to drive the best licensed motorsports video game on a console. After three years of penance for a disastrous debut on the current generation that grossly shorted the mode, F1 2018’s career is as immersive as ever in the experience of an F1 season. The mild introduction of some role-playing dialogue isn’t much to look at or listen to by itself, but even those scenes can apply some benefit to how the car is improved, through a research-and-development tree that was such … [Read more...] about F1 2018: Come for the racing, stay for a career

No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has detailed a significant update that will introduce a number of much requested features to the massive, sci-fi exploration game. Titled "Next," the update will be available for free for PS4, Xbox One, and PC players from July 24. Perhaps the biggest new addition is multiplayer, which allows players to team up with a small team of friends and explore the universe together, or be joined by random members of the community."You can help friends to stay alive, or prey on others to survive," the studio explains. "You can build tiny shelters or complex colonies that are shared for all players. Fight as a pirate or a wingman in epic space battles with friends and enemies. Race exocraft across weird alien terrains, creating race tracks and trails to share online. The character customisation allows you to personalise your appearance."The game will also receive a visual makeover that, according to Hello Games, has "dramatically improved planetary terrain … [Read more...] about Major No Man’s Sky Update Given Release Date, Multiplayer Detailed

Wipeout for the Sega Saturn is the first racing game I remember being obsessed with. I loved everything: the graphics, the postmodern logo designs, the sound effects, the ships that felt less like piloting and more like pointing a rocket in the direction you want it to go. Ever since Sony closed developer Studio Liverpool, it's felt like there's a Wipeout-shaped void in the racing world, and a few indie developers have stepped in to fill it. Antigraviator may feel slightly more F-Zero than Wipeout, but it does what it needs to do: It's a beautiful and overwhelmingly fast sci-fi racer. Blink and they'll be scraping you off the wall.In a demo of just a few races on the show floor at GDC, I could tell Antigraviator had the stuff. That stuff being racing that set me on edge, index finger twitching on the left trigger to air break as hairpin turns flew towards me, nerves striking as I waffled over dropping a turbo boost to lay on even more speed. One of Antigraviator's selling points is … [Read more...] about The spirit of Wipeout lives in this crazy fast racer